Along the hillside, there is a stone staircase more than two zhang wide, divided into nine levels, each weighing nine steps, leading from the right side of the official road to the dilapidated temple on the hillside. At this time, the sun is setting, and it is getting late. The stone steps are covered with ice and snow, and the sides are lined with grass and dead trees. Gusts of cold wind swept by, and from time to time there was a "rustling" sound.

Everyone climbed the stairs, only to see that although the stone steps have been in disrepair for a long time, they are still very neat, which shows that when building this temple, it must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources. Huijing stuck out his tongue and said to Huiqing: "Senior brother, look at these stone steps, they are better than the stones on the wall of our Kule Nunnery. ”

Hui Qing said: "The four major monks are empty, what is the use of comparing these with others? If you are competitive, it is the beginning of greed. Punish you to recite the Heart Sutra three times in silence to get rid of the demons in your heart. ”

Huijing had no choice but to recite the Heart Sutra silently while walking. Situ Qiao smiled on the side: "The little nun has no knowledge. Each of these stones is carved from white marble. These nine-fold stone steps share 9981 pieces of white marble, plus the stone railings on both sides of the stone steps, a total of 99 pieces of white marble. If you take a random piece of these stone steps, I am afraid that you can sell it for a good price. Your Kule Nunnery was only built by the rich man of Shanxi Province for one hundred and eighty taels of silver, how can it be compared to this Wenwang Temple?"

Although Huiqing reprimanded Huijing for being competitive, at this time, when he heard Situ Qiao denigrating the bitter and happy hermitage, he was unhappy in his heart, and turned his head to Situ Qiao and said, "Amitabha Buddha." Situ Shizhu, there is no good or bad thing about these things outside the body. Although the Kule Nunnery is small, as long as we worship Guanyin Bodhisattva, we will eventually have good fortune. This Wenwang Temple was full of incense back then, but now it is such a dilapidated appearance, success or failure, wealth and glory, and turned into dust in an instant. What's the use of being obsessed with these things outside of the body?"

Situ Qiao smiled and said, "This big nun just reprimanded the little nun for being greedy. But the old ...... But I just said it casually, and you, the big nun, said such a truth, just to compete with me. Great nun, your greed has not disappeared, I am afraid that Guanyin Bodhisattva will blame you. ”

Huiqing was shocked, and couldn't help but put her hands together, and she was guilty in her heart. Situ Qiao saw that Huiqing was speechless by what he said, and he was about to say a few more sarcastic words, but he heard Yuanjue say in a deep voice: "Huiqing, Mr. Situ is right. Your six roots are not purified, and you have to sit in dry meditation more to realize the truth that everything is empty. ”

Huiqing was ashamed in her heart, and said in a low voice: "What the master has taught is. ”

At this time, everyone had walked up the seventh stone step, and a young nun named Huiming suddenly exclaimed: "Hey, there are words engraved on this stone step!"

Everyone was shocked and turned their heads to look at Huiming. saw her look frightened, and she was looking down at the stone steps in front of her. These nine-fold stone steps are covered with ice and snow, and when everyone walks, they just take care of the ice and snow under their feet, for fear that if they fall on the stone steps, their heads will break and bleed. Huiming was the least courageous, and when he saw the heavy ice and snow on the stone steps, he walked forward close to the left side of the stone steps. Sometimes, when it was difficult to walk through the snow and ice, he crossed the stone fence to the left and walked up the grass on the hillside. It's just that the snow at the edge of this stone step melts more, but there is no ice in some places, revealing the white marble stone steps. At first, Huiming didn't care about what was on the surface of the stone steps, but just now her feet slipped and her body fell forward. Fortunately, a nun walking beside her was quick and reached out to pull her, so she didn't fall. It's just that between the lightning and flint, when she was very close to the stone steps, she found that there were words engraved on the surface of the stone steps, and after standing firm, she couldn't help but scream.

Situ Qiao was the most curious, and when he heard that there were words engraved on the stone steps, he immediately walked over quickly. But the stone steps were covered with ice, and he walked so quickly that his feet slipped and he almost fell. It's just that his martial arts are far above Huiming, so naturally he won't fall easily. It was a few times that he shook his body, but he stood very steady on his feet. He grabbed Huiming's side and leaned down to look at the stone steps. After a while, he raised his head, smiled, and said, "This little nun is right, it turns out that Zhou Yi is carved on this stone step." ”

When Li Qiufeng practiced the Xuanxu Sword Method, he read through the Taoist classics. Zhou Yi, Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi are must-read Taoist treasures, because when I heard Situ Qiao say that Zhou Yi was engraved on this stone step, I couldn't help but be surprised. But I saw Situ Qiao's right hand wave, and I don't know when he had put on the steel grip. I saw a "click", and a large piece of ice had been swept away by the steel grab in Situ Qiao's hand. I saw him squatting on the stone steps, muttering: "Yes, yes, this is indeed Zhou Yi." Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Huijing, Huiming and other young nuns couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh when they saw him looking quite funny. Huiqing and several other elderly nuns didn't know what Situ Qiao was doing, let alone what Zhou Yi was, but when they saw Situ Qiao's madness, although they knew that this person was acting crazy, they were also shocked. Although Huang Xu has read books, he only reads simple books such as the Book of Filial Piety. Although I have heard the name of Zhou Yi, I don't know what this book is for. Only Yuanjue has been a fireworker in the Wuji Temple for many years, and he has also read the Book of Changes. Hearing that Zhou Yi was engraved on the stone steps, he thought to himself: "It is said in the world that Zhou Yi was made by King Wen, and this is King Wen's dojo." The person who built this temple of King Wen carved Zhou Yi on the stone steps to commemorate King Wen, but it was also normal. ”

I saw Situ Qiao's right hand steel grasp constantly waving, and in a moment, all the ice and snow on the two-level stone steps were removed. Cheng Qiufeng saw that he was fascinated by it, and couldn't help but say: "Mr. Situ, there are Zhou Yi engraved books in the bookstore, if you have the heart to study, you can buy a few books and read them carefully." It's freezing here, so let's go to the temple to rest. ”

Situ Qiao shook his head, but did not raise his head, and said, "What do you know? The Zhou Yi engraved here is an ancient book, which is quite different from the Zhou Yi sold on the market. I originally thought that I would never see this ancient Zhou Yi again, it was really pitiful. As the saying goes, there is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. Haha, haha. ”

He was proud, and he no longer had any scruples when he spoke, and he was quite unkind to Li Qiufeng. Seeing him like this, Li Qiufeng had no choice but to say to Yuan Jue: "Master, since Mr. Situ wants to study Zhou Yi here, let's not bother him." ”

Yuan Jue said: "Listen to the orders of Li Daxia." ”

Li Qiufeng saw that she was polite, and hurriedly said: "The juniors don't dare to be disrespectful to the master. Let's go to the temple first. Please. ”

Yuan Jue nodded, and then took Huang Xu and the nuns and Li Qiufeng to the top of the stone steps. When I arrived at the gate of Wenwang Temple, I saw that although the wall of this temple was as high as two zhang, it was damaged in many places, and the original red paint had all peeled off, revealing the stones in the wall. The mountain gate between the three bays is towering, but the six gates have disappeared, and only half of the plaque is left, and the word "Wang Temple" can be vaguely seen.

Everyone walked through the mountain gate into the courtyard, but saw that the Wenwang Temple was large-scale, and the front yard alone was enough to accommodate hundreds of people. It's just that the yard is full of grass and covered with thick snow. On each side there was a row of side houses, most of which had collapsed. Facing the mountain gate is a hall, the temple door and the eight windows on the left and right have disappeared, but it is late, and there is no light in the hall, so it is to see the black hole in the past. Most of the yellow tiles on the roof of the temple have fallen off, and clumps of grass are growing. Although the whole front yard is huge, it is desolate everywhere, and at a glance, people can't help but feel desolate.

Li Qiufeng, Yuan Jue and the others walked through the courtyard and walked to the front of the hall. The plaque on the gate of this hall is still there, and although the plaque has become old, you can see that there are three big characters written on it: "Shengyi Hall". It's just that the gold paint has all peeled off, making the three big characters dull.

Li Qiufeng and the others walked into the hall, and it was dark in front of them. Several nuns took out the fire folds from their bosoms and shook them, but they saw that the hall was dilapidated, and the dust on the ground had accumulated for many years, and had condensed into large patches of soil. The hall was littered with broken tables and chairs, and several wooden windows leaned under them.

I saw a statue of a god in the middle of the hall. This idol is more than two feet high, wearing a golden crown of hair, a monkey with a sharp mouth, and a hideous face, just like the legendary Lei Gong. The statue has two wings, spread out behind its back, its legs slightly bent, its left hand clenched into a fist in front of it, and its right hand holding a stick with the thickness of a bowl behind it, as if it would leap up at any moment.

The people were amazed when they saw that the image was terrible. Huijing whispered: "No wonder this hall is called the Hall of Wings, look at this god statue with two wings, isn't it two wings?"

Huiming said: "King Wen and King Wen, since there is a 'Wen' character in the name, the god to be worshiped should naturally be a gentle and elegant character, how can it be such a demon-like monster?"

Before she finished speaking, she heard someone sneer and said, "If you don't say that you little nuns don't have knowledge, I'm afraid you don't even know which ancestor is enshrined in Wenwang Temple?"

Li Qiufeng heard Situ Qiao's voice, and thought to himself: "You are so unreasonable. These little nuns are just girls from poor families who are forced to become nuns because of their livelihood. You Situ Qiao have been clothed and fed since childhood, how can they compare with you?"

Huijing and the others were ridiculed by Situ Qiao, although they were not convinced, but just above the stone steps, Huiqing ridiculed Situ Qiao, but was reprimanded by Master Yuanjue. Although Yihuijing and the others had the heart to refute, they didn't dare to speak, so they had to bow their heads and remain silent. After a while, only footsteps could be heard, and Situ Qiao staggered in from outside the hall. I saw him look proud, paced in front of the statue, held the fire fold and looked at it carefully, then nodded, and said, "Now I finally figured it out." It turned out that the legend was not false, King Wen of Zhou escaped from Yili City, and King Zhou really did not let him go, and even sent people to chase and kill here. I'm afraid that near this Wenwang Temple, there was an earth-shattering battle. ”

When he said this, he turned his head to look at the crowd, pointed to the statue and said, "This monster enshrined in this hall is supposed to be the legendary Lei Gong who escaped with King Wen of Zhou on his back. ”

(End of chapter)